The 48-year-old singer Whitney Houston, one of her generation’s greatest R & B voices and most celebrated singers of all time, was shockingly found dead in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where she had been staying as a guest. Authorities have not yet released Whitney Houston’s cause of death. Her death came exactly when the music industry celebrated its annual celebration of the Grammy Awards where Whitney Houston has always be a queen despite all her difficulties over the years. In memory of Whitney Houston, we collect some of her best quotes in life which help to tell her fans about her battles through ups and downs. The best and most interesting quotes are about her drug addictions, her songs, her marriage and just her life in general.

Whitney Houston talked on her singing career as, “God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?”. The singer cum actress also shared her view on marrying Bobby Brown and having children, “In a sense, because he allowed me to be me. He was fun. Passionate. Loving. It was crazy. We were crazy love” and “I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside”.

On Friday night (10 February 2012), Whitney Houston heavily partied with friends at Tru Hollywood nightclub right before she was found dead in a hotel room on Saturday

Whitney Houston has been in the news for her sometimes wacky behavior which sparked concern over her heath

Houston was disheveled, agitated and bloated as she left the club. Reportedly, she was pictured with blood dripping down her leg and scratches on her wrist

Whitney Houston’s quotes about being a woman as, “I like being a woman, even in a man's world. After all, men can't wear dresses, but we can wear the pants”

Talking on drug addition, the superstar once stated, “No, I'm not a drug addict, and neither is my husband. If that were so, you'd get a lot less work out of me. It would show in the performances and in the work”

The singer had struggled with substance abuse and had exhibited a declining ability to perform over the years preceding her death

Right before the death of music legend, Whitney Houston was pictured with wacky behavior in some crazy photos

On 9 February 2012, the superstar singer went with her 19-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown to Grammy nominee Kelly Price's party and she performed a duet with Price in the early hours of Friday morning

During the party, she clashed with singer and former "X Factor" finalist Stacy Francis